Author: Coleman, William; Cornish, Selwyn; Hagger, Alf.
Title: Giblin's Platoon: The Trials and Triumph of the Economist in Australian Public Life.
Description: Canberra Australian National University E Press (ANU E Press), 2006. Reprint, corrected ed. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, small mark top edge, minimal edgewear. 263 pp. The story of a friendship formed around 1920, of four men who were at the heart of Australian economic thought and policy-making over the next 30 years: L. F. Giblin, J. B. Brigden, D. B. Copland and Roland Wilson. This book comprehends the personal and intellectual dimensions of their lives, as well as depicting them in political and cultural contexts. The authors also write about Jack Lang, John Curtin, S. M. Bruce, R. G. Menzies, and J. B. Chifley, as well as the Bloomsbury group, Joseph Conrad, the Jindyworobaks, and William Dobell. (A printed copy of an e-book.). ISBN: 1920942491

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